Exam 8: Health Problems of Newborns

The nurse is caring for a newborn with respiratory distress syndrome. The newborn has an endotracheal tube. Which statement describes nursing considerations related to suctioning?

Which is an important nursing consideration in the care of the newborn with PKU?

A preterm newborn has been receiving orogastric feedings of breast milk. The nurse initiates nipple feedings, but the newborn tires easily and has weak sucking and swallowing reflexes. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

Which is the central factor responsible for respiratory distress syndrome?

The parents of a newborn ask the nurse what caused the baby's facial nerve paralysis. What knowledge should the nurse's response be based on?

A nurse is assessing for jaundice in a dark-skinned newborn. Where is the best place to assess for jaundice in this newborn?

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disease that results in the body's inability to correctly metabolize:

A mother is upset because her newborn has erythema toxicum neonatorum. What information should the nurse base the response to the mother?

Physiologic jaundice in a newborn can be caused by:

Hemolytic disease is suspected in a mother's second newborn. Which factor is important in understanding how this could develop?

What does nursing care of the newborn with oral candidiasis (thrush) include?

A nurse is assessing a preterm newborn for the possibility of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Which assessment findings should the nurse expect to find if NEC is confirmed? (Select all that apply.)

The mother of a preterm newborn asks the nurse when she can start breastfeeding. The nurse should explain that breastfeeding can be initiated when her newborn:

Which is the most appropriate nursing action when intermittently gavage-feeding a preterm newborn?

When is the best time for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse to initiate an individualized stimulation program for the preterm newborn?

The nurse is caring for a newborn receiving an exchange transfusion for hemolytic disease. Assessment of the newborn reveals slight respiratory distress and tachycardia. Which should the nurse's first action be?

Which is defined as a vaguely outlined area of edematous tissue situated over the portion of the scalp that presents in a vertex delivery?

The nurse is caring for a very low birth weight (VLBW) newborn with a peripheral intravenous infusion. Which statement describes nursing considerations regarding infiltration?

A healthy, stable, preterm newborn will soon be discharged. The nurse should recommend which position for sleep?

The nurse is planning care for a newborn receiving IV calcium gluconate for treatment of hypocalcemia. Which intervention is the most appropriate during the acute phase?